>>2628222>the Perestroika was a deceptionAfter the 20th Congress, in the ultra-narrow circle of our closest friends and like-minded people, we often discussed the problems of democratization of the country and society. They chose a method as simple as a sledgehammer to propagate the "ideas" of the late Lenin. It was necessary to clearly, clearly and distinctly isolate the phenomenon of Bolshevism, separating it from the Marxism of the last century. That is why they tirelessly talked about the "genius" of late Lenin, about the need to return to Lenin's "plan for the construction of socialism" through cooperation, through state capitalism, and so on. A group of real, not imaginary, reformers developed (orally, of course) the following plan: to strike with the authority of Lenin at Stalin, at Stalinism. And then, if successful, - to strike with Plekhanov and Social Democracy - at Lenin, and then – with liberalism and "moral socialism" - at revolutionarism in general. A new round of exposure of the "cult of personality of Stalin" began. But not with an emotional outcry, as Khrushchev did, but with a clear implication: the criminal is not only Stalin, but the system itself is criminal. – Alexander Yakovlev [Black book of communism Russian edition]
It's time to say that Marxism was a utopia and a mistake from the very beginning. I can't begin to understand why Marx, a very intelligent person for sure, failed to see that his theory missed the most important thing, freedom of choice. – Yakovlev, 1988 [From Fate of Marxism's introduction]
[The political conclusions of Marxism are unacceptable for an emerging civilization seeking a path to reconciliation and mitigation of the original conflicts and contradictions of existence.no longer have the right to ignore the consequences of dogmatic stubbornness, endless incantations of fidelity to the theoretical legacy of Marxism, just as we cannot forget the sacrifices made on its altar.Perestroika must break the vicious circle in which the new word finds itself.] – From Yakovlev's note to Gorbachev
https://shop.alexanderyakovlev.org/fond/issues-doc/1023389'''[“You have to act. The biggest obstacle to perestroika and your entire politics is the
Politburo, then the Plenum. There is no need to convene it so often. If you continue to delay
taking power, everything will fall apart. In the next couple of weeks, maybe instead of the
Supreme Soviet that is scheduled for the middle of February, you should convene a Congress of
People’s Deputies and establish presidential power. Let the Congress elect you president.” (By
the way, M.S. agreed with this in principle even in Novo-Ogarevo and the idea was even
included in the second draft of the Platform, which was at the PB on January 22nd. But there
wasn’t enough resolution to do it immediately, without delaying it till May or the fall).
“Thus,” A.N. [Yakovlev] continued, “to concentrate the real, plenipotentiary State power
in your hands, removing the Politburo and even the talkative Supreme Soviet from the levers of
power.”'''
'''“In the next few days before the Plenum, which is now scheduled for February 5-6,”
Yakovlev continued, “appear on TV and make a direct appeal to the people, accepting full
responsibility for the truly emergency program according the formula: land to the peasants,
factories to the workers, real independence for republics, not a Union state, but a union of states,
multi-party system and the practical rejection of CPSU’s monopoly, large loans from the West,
military reform—get rid of the generals and replace them with Colonels, recall troops from
Eastern Europe, liquidate the Ministries, sharply reduce the apparatus—all forms of it, etc. Plus,
special emphasis (in the TV speech) on a series of emergency economic measures (in principle—
private enterprise; apparently, Slyunkov, who is in opposition to Ryzhkov-Maslyukov, has a
preparatory paper on this)… Furthermore: start the process of replacing Ryzhkov. You cannot
make any reforms with a Premier who thinks on the level of a factory director, with State
Planning that was raised on the methods of the military-industrial complex.”
“And who instead?” M.S. asked Yakovlev.'''
'''“There are plenty of people, you just have to take them more boldly, that’s what a
revolution is for!”'''
'''Yakovlev did not let me know what M.S. agreed with and what he didn’t. M.S. followed
his usual course, telling Yakovlev to “go to Volynskoe, lock the doors there and don’t tell
anyone a word. Take a couple trusted people with you who know how to write, and prepare a
speech for TV, we’ll go from there.”
I responded to Yakovlev: in a word, we are talking about a coup d’Etat here…
“Yes,” A.N. agreed. “And we cannot delay.”]''' – The Diary of Anatoly Chernyaev, 1990
Perestroika was a deception, but not your narrative E, which I only see from right wing red baiting crazies, who can't conceptualize and understand the content of a political ideology.